"For nearly 40 years , there has been a clear political objective of transferring more freight traffic from road to sea. As we make speeches about the action and invest half a billion NOK in new natural gas-powered eco ship, we hope that the authorities will also improve conditions for the increased use of maritime transport of cargo.

"This will be both good environmental policy and good transport policy. Because environmentally friendly maritime transport should be a real choice for buyers. [However] there must also be a commercially competitive alternative . A better adjusted tax regime and better conditions will increase the competitiveness of sea transport," he added.